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Israel Museum (Shrine of the Book)

Israel's national museum, whose white-domed Shrine of the Book holds the most famous Dead Sea Scrolls.

Opened 1965
Location
Jerusalem
Modern country
Israel
Opened
1965
Shrine of the Book
Wing built to house the Dead Sea Scrolls
Key holdings
Great Isaiah Scroll; Genesis Apocryphon
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What is Israel Museum known for?

The Israel Museum in Jerusalem opened in 1965 and is Israel's largest cultural institution, with collections of archaeology, Jewish art and life, and fine art.

Its Shrine of the Book, a white dome shaped like the lid of the jars in which some scrolls were found, was built to house the first seven Dead Sea Scrolls discovered near Qumran from 1947. They include the Great Isaiah Scroll and the Genesis Apocryphon, an Aramaic retelling of Genesis that expands on the birth of Noah and the fears of his father Lamech.

Most other Dead Sea Scroll fragments are held by the Israel Antiquities Authority. Together the two institutions have photographed the scrolls in high resolution and put them online for public viewing.

Why it is on Credible Theories

The Israel Museum holds the Genesis Apocryphon and other Dead Sea Scrolls discussed on the site.

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Sources

  1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 'Israel Museum'Reference
  2. Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 'The Dead Sea Scrolls' (Shrine of the Book)Reference
  3. The Digital Dead Sea Scrolls (Israel Museum, Jerusalem)Primary text
  4. Wikipedia, 'Shrine of the Book'Reference

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